How WNBA's newest owners landed Portland franchise - USA …
Sep 18, 2024 · Alex Bhathal and Lisa Bhathal Merage, the brother-sister duo who recently purchased the NWSL’s Portland Thorns, are the WNBA’s newest owners.
WNBA expands to Portland, with team to begin play in 2026
Sep 18, 2024 · Portland's new WNBA team will be owned by RAJ Sports, led by controlling owner Lisa Bhathal Merage and her brother, Alex Bhathal -- who also are the majority owners of the NWSL's Portland Thorns ...
Portland, Oregon Awarded WNBA’s 15th Franchise
Sep 18, 2024 · Lisa Bhathal Merage will serve as controlling owner and WNBA Governor, while Alex Bhathal will serve as Alternate Governor.
WNBA announces expansion team in Portland, league’s 15th …
Sep 18, 2024 · The WNBA is expanding to Portland by granting the league’s 15th franchise to the city. The team, which was announced Wednesday, will begin play in 2026 and be led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and...
Mayor Wheeler Joins WNBA, Bhathal Family to Announce …
Sep 18, 2024 · Today, Mayor Ted Wheeler, along with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and team owners Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, have officially announced the introduction of Portland's newest sports team, a WNBA franchise slated to debut in the 2026 season.
WNBA Expands With Portland Team To Start Playing In 2026
Sep 18, 2024 · Two co-owners of the Sacramento Kings basketball team, Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, are expanding further into women’s sports with a new WNBA team in Portland that will tip off in...
Portland Thorns complete $63 million sale to Bhathal family
Jan 3, 2024 · Her brother and partner across multiple business entities, Alex Bhathal, will serve as the alternate governor. The Bhathals have committed to keeping the team in Portland. The Thorns have a...
WNBA announces new franchise in Portland - TODAY
Sep 18, 2024 · The team, which has yet to be named, will begin play in 2026 and be owned and operated by RAJ Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal. “As the WNBA builds on a season of...
WNBA returns to Portland with an expansion team - Fast Company
Sep 18, 2024 · The WNBA is headed back to Portland, with Oregon’s biggest city getting an expansion team that will begin play starting in 2026. The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa ...
WNBA awards Portland expansion franchise that will begin play in …
Sep 18, 2024 · The team will be owned and operated by Raj Sports, led by Lisa Bhathal Merage and Alex Bhathal, who also own the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League. They paid $125 million...